maine, michigan, and ironically this week at least, veveont. clearly mother nature doesn't always follow government statistics. and the locusts? they have to go somewhere. john berman, abc news, new york. >> a life in hawaii is something i could get used to fairly quickly. >> i'd be there in a heartbeat. zo. >> get a little bit of history out there for you this morning. alaska joined the u.s. january 3rd, 1959. hawaii august 23rd, 1959. states 49 and 50th respectively. >> they were territories before that, not enough of a population to be considered states. thank goodness they came aboard. apparently the residents of hawaii are the happiest in the country. >> i believe that. >> from surveys they do. it is paradise. >> people forget, hawaii, very expensive. high cost of living. there's always a downside to everything here. wiwier's coming, i hate cold weather. honolulu, the average temps in december, january, february, 74. july, august, september, 80 or 81. tell me how good does that sound. >> are you trying to depress me? shu we talkbout averag